Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met China's top diplomat and hailed the “steady progress” made in improving the countries' relationship after a yearslong standoff between the nuclear-armed powers.

India and China should view each other as "partners" rather than "adversaries or threats", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday, as he arrived for a two-day visit to Delhi.

Amid US President Donald Trump's unpredictable foreign policy, Asian giants — India and China — are cautiously strengthening ties by staging a series of high-level bilateral visits.

Whenever hostility between Beijing and New Delhi eases, tensions between India and Pakistan have also fallen. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) shakes hands with Indian External Affairs Minister S.

Their relationship is defined by a bloody border dispute, a vast power imbalance and a fierce contest for influence across Asia. Yet, President Donald Trump’s latest trade war may be achieving the unthinkable: pushing India and China into a wary but tactical embrace.

China and India have agreed to restore border stability and deepen cooperation in trade, diplomacy, and travel, marking a major thaw in relations despite U.S. pressure over Russian oil.

The White House's abrupt move to double duties on Indian goods over its Russian oil purchases came with little warning and no clear path forward.

Russia expects to continue supplying oil to India despite warnings from the United States, Russian embassy officials in New Delhi said on Wednesday, adding that Moscow hopes trilateral talks will soon take place with India and China.